The Basics

When you start a business, either as Sole Trader, partnership or a Company, you will have to keep accounting records. This can be daunting if you are not used to doing accounts and we can give you an information pack which will get you off on the right foot. We can also provide training and advice, but ask yourself, do you really want to learn how to do book keeping? We charge just £15 per hour plus VAT for book keeping, and many of our small business clients only need a couple of hours per month for:

• Purchase and Sales Invoice Entry
• Bank entry and reconciliation
• Small Company Payroll
• Monthly Journals - Depreciation, Accruals, Prepayments
• VAT Returns

Some clients also ask us to chase debts for them and prepare a monthly management accounts pack.

We charge just £250 plus VAT for Annual Statutory Accounts and £250 plus VAT for Corporation Tax Returns (prices based on our small company rates).

What Software should I use?

We recommend the use of TAS and Sage products. We have a special offer on the sale of TAS packages - if you buy through us we give you 50% of the purchase price back in vouchers for our services. Click buy software for details.

We can process accounts maintained in many different packages and have the following sofware available for our own use to process your accounts or payroll:

• SAGE Practice Suite which allows the online filing of Self Assessment Returns, Partnership Returns, Trust Returns and Corporation Tax Returns
• SAGE 50 Payroll 2008
• SAGE 50 Accounts 2008
• TAS Books 1
• TAS Books 2
• TAS Books 3
• TAS Books Payroll
• MYOB Accounting
• MYOB Payroll
• Quick Books Pro Edition 2006
• MS Office Accounting Professional 2008
• MS Office Accounting Express 2008

At the end of your trading period, we can produce statutory accounts and prepare your tax returns.

When you are ready to take on employees, we can provide payroll services and assist with employment contracts and advice on employment status.

When your turnover hits £64,000 we can register your business for VAT and prepare your VAT Returns.

If you have recently started a business, or are thinking about doing so, call us for advice about decisions you need to make, and information about the services we can provide to take away your accounting headaches.